House bill · 118th Congress · Did not become law
Parity for Native Hawaiian Veterans Act of 2024
Open in Bill Explorer →Where it went
- IntroducedMay 23, 2024
- Committee action—
- Passed House—
- Passed Senate—
- To the President—
- Became law—
Latest action: Jul 23, 2024 — Referred to the Subcommittee on Health.
Cost and committee reports
Official records Congress.gov attaches to H.R. 8562.
- Constitutional authority statementThe sponsor’s statement of where the Constitution gives Congress the power to pass this bill. Statement by Ms. TOKUDA, as printed in the Congressional Record (Vol. 170, No. 90, May 23, 2024, Page H3525):Article I, Section 8, Clauses 1 and 18 of the United States Constitution. The single subject of this legislation is: To amend title 38, United States Code, to improve the provision of direct housing loans and medical care from the Department of Veterans Affairs for Native Hawaiians.Source: Congress.gov, Congressional Record May 23, 2024 ↗
Evidence
- Field in the Congress.gov record
- constitutionalAuthorityStatementText
- Statement length
- 283 characters
- Congress.gov bill record
- H.R. 8562, 118th Congress
- Congress.gov API record
- https://api.congress.gov/v3/bill/118/hr/8562
- Record last updated by Congress.gov
- May 27, 2025
- PORKER copy retrieved
- September 14, 2026
- Stored copy, SHA-256 of the file
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PORKER shows the statement exactly as printed, with the page markup removed. It is the sponsor’s claim; it is not a legal finding.
Congress.gov’s record for this bill does not list a CBO cost estimate or a committee report (as of May 27, 2025). Not every bill gets one.
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Vote results
No recorded roll-call votes on this bill in PORKER’s records (voice votes and unanimous consent are not roll calls; roll-call records start in 2011).
Cosponsors
2 cosponsors — 1 Republican, 1 Democrat
1 of 2 cosponsors (50%) are from the other party.
More from the sponsor
Other 118th Congress bills sponsored by Rep. Jill Tokuda.
- H.R. 8219 (118th) Lahaina National Heritage Area Study Act
- H.R. 8909 (118th) To designate the facility of the United States Postal Service located at 82-6110 Mamalahoa Highway in Captain Cook, Hawaii, as the "Army…
- H.R. 1726 (118th) Continued Rapid Ohia Death Response Act of 2023
- H.Con.Res. 35 (118th) Authorizing the use of Emancipation Hall in the Capitol Visitor Center for an event to celebrate a King Kamehameha Day Lei Draping Ceremony.
- H.R. 6415 (118th) CARE for First Responders Act
- H.Res. 1594 (118th) Supporting the goals and ideals of "National Rural Health Day".
Sponsor’s state and district
Data as of Sep 15, 2026 · bill record checked by PORKER from Congress.gov · votes from Senate.gov and the House Clerk. PORKER is non-partisan.